Knottier to demonstrate rope work over Fourth of July weekend

Thursday

Jun 19, 2014 at 2:36 PMJun 19, 2014 at 2:48 PM

On July 3 and July 4 from noon until 2 p.m. in the Abbot Hall gift shop, Marblehead James Keating will give demonstrations of Marlinspike Seamanship and the skilled tying of ropework knots. Jim is an active member of the International Guild of Knot Tyers. He has done work at such historical landmarks as the U.S.S. Constitution and Boston Tea Party Ship in Boston as well as at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem Maritime National Historic Site, and the House of Seven Gables.He has lectured and given demonstrations at Salem State University and the USS Constitution Museum. However, his most prestigious work was done for the Queen of England. On a trip to England in 1977 to row in the Henley Royal Regatta, he received an invitation To Buckingham Palace, where Jim made a presentation of his Marlinspike work to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in honor of Her 25th Jubilee.For further information, contact the Town of Marblehead Historical Commission at 781-639-3425.